12 October 2007
Friday 12 October 2007 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)
Brian Priestley joins Alyn Shipton to discuss the recorded output of the legendaty pianist Art Tatum, whose early recordings had some listeners convinced that there were two pianists at work rather than one...
Recommendations: Piano Grand Master (Proper); Best of the Pablo Solo Masterpieces (Pablo); Best of the Pablo Group Masterpieces (Pablo).
Playlist
DISC 1
Title: Sweet Lorraine
Artist Art Tatum Trio
Composer Burwell, Parrish
Album: The V-Discs
Label: Black Lion
Number: BLCD 760114 Track 1
Personnel: Art Tatum, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sid Catlett, d.
DISC 2
Title: Tiger Rag Artist:
Art Tatum
Composer: La Rocca
Album: Complete Original American Decca Recordings
Label: Definitive
Number: DRCD 11200 CD 1 Track 8
Personnel: Art Tatum, p. NYC 21 March 1933
DISC 3
Title: The Shout
Artist: Art Tatum
Composer: Tatum A
lbum: Complete Original American Decca Recordings
Label: Definitive
Number: DRCD 11200 CD 1 Track 17
Personnel: Art Tatum, p. NYC 24 August 1934
DISC 3
Title: Tea For Two
Artist: Art Tatum
Composer: Caesar / Youmans
Album: Complete Original American Decca Recordings
Label: Definitive
Number: DRCD 11200 CD 1 Track 6
Personnel: AT p, 21 March 1933
DISC 4
Title: Tea For Two
Artist: Art Tatum
Composer: Caesar / Youmans
Album: Piano Grand Master
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 60 CD 1 Track 25
Personnel: Art Tatum, Los Angeles 12 April 1939
DISC 5
Title: Tea For Two
Artist: Art Tatum Trio
Composer: Caesar / Youmans
Album: Complete Original American Decca Recordings
Label: Definitive
Number: DRCD 11200 CD 4 Track 17
Personnel: AT p, Tiny Grimes, g; Slam Stewart, b. 5 Jan 1944
DISC 6
Title: Humoresque
Artist: Art Tatum
Composer: Dvorak
Album: Piano Grand Master
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 60 CD2 Track 6
Personnel: Art Tatum, piano solo Los Angeles, 22 Feb 1940.
DISC 7
Title: Stompin' at the Savoy
Artist: Art Tatum and His Band
Composer: Goodman, Sampson, Webb
Album: Piano Grand Master
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 60 CD2 Track 17
Personnel: AT, piano; Joe Thomas, t; Edmond Hall, cl; John Collins, g; Billy Taylor, b; Eddie Dougherty, d. 21 Jan 1941.
DISC 8
Title: I Got Rhythm
Artist: Art Tatum Trio
Composer: G and I Gershwin
Album: Piano Grand Master
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 60 CD2 Track 24
Personnel: AT, p; Tiny Grime, g; Slam Stewart,b. NYC 5 Jan 1944
DISC 9
Title: My Ideal
Artist: Esquire Metropolitan Opera House Jam
Composer: Robin, Whiting
Album: Piano Grand Master
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 60 CD3 Track 1
Personnel: AT, p; Coleman Hawkins, ts; Oscar Pettiford, b; Sid Catlett, d. 18 Jan 1944
DISC 10
Title: Tatum-Pole Boogie
Artist: Art Tatum
Composer: Tatum
Album: Piano Grand Master
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 60 CD3 Track 9
Personnel: AT, p; Shrine Auditorium, L.A. 2 April 1949
DISC 11
Title: Aunt Hagar's Blues
Artist: Art Tatum
Composer: Handy
Album: Piano Grand Master
Label: Proper
Number: Properbox 60 CD3 Track 12
Personnel: AT, p. 13 July 1949
DISC 12:
Title Body and Soul
Artist: Lionel Hampton-Buddy Rich-Art Tatum
Composer: Green, Sour, Heyman, Eyton
Album: Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces
Label Pablo
Number: PACD-2405-426-2 CD 3 Track 10
DISC 13:
Title Gone With The Wind
Artist: Art Tatum and Ben Webster
Composer: Magidson, Grubel
Album: The Album
Label: Essential Jazz Classics
Number EJC 55403 Track 2
DISC 14:
Title: Begin The Beguine
Artist: Art Tatum:
Composer: Porter
Album: Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces
Label Pablo
Number: PACD-2405-432 CD 1 Track 11
Recommendations: Piano Grand Master (Proper); Best of the Pablo Solo Masterpieces (Pablo); Best of the Pablo Group Masterpieces (Pablo).
email the programme at jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk
read Alyn Shipton's Art Tatum profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/art_tatum.shtml
Jazz Library at the London Jazz Festival
The next Listener Feedback programme is being recorded at the Front Room of the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer at 5pm on Sunday 18 November. Listeners and surprise guests will be joining Alyn Shipton on stage to add their essential selections to the recommended discs covered during the last three months. Admission is free, and does not require a ticket. All listeners are welcome. If you want to suggest your selected additions to the Jazz Library recommendations, then please email the programme as soon as possible on jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk. This show will be broadcast on Friday 30 November.
